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Vodacom Business has partnered with the Strategic Water Partners Network (SWPN) to tackle Gauteng’s worsening water security challenges. The collaboration will leverage digital solutions to improve water management and ensure sustainable supply in the region. A central feature of this initiative is the Digital Water Tower, an innovative platform developed with Mezzanine to support water...
With a national ban unlikely, let’s reflect on how the app both sparks joy among users and raises mental health concerns.
MTN Group and Airtel Africa have struck a deal to share mobile network infrastructure in Uganda and Nigeria.
Addition of ultramarine blue creates warmer hues and more skin-like finish, reducing the ‘grey cast’
Researchers believe they have found a solution to makeup for darker skin tones often appearing ashy or grey once applied.
In recent years the market for beauty products designed for people with darker skin tones has boomed, with some brands now offering consumers a huge variety of shades.
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Technology reform is key to dealing with corruption at home affairs, minister Leon Schreiber has said.
Melon Mobile has spun out a new company, Melon Digital, to help brands launch MVNOs in South Africa.
Binance’s Samukele Mkhize explains the fundamentals of risk management and security in crypto.
Openserve has invested more than R2-billion to modernise its network and drive fibre deployment.
Expeditions may be more challenging than previously thought due to presence of toxic particles
From a distance Mars looks beautiful, but sending astronauts to explore the planet might be more challenging than first thought, due to the presence of toxic dust. A new study identifies some of the health hazards and discusses the kind of personal protective equipment that astronauts might...
Less than 2% of human genomes analysed so far have been those of Africans. Yemaachi Biotech’s Africa Cancer Atlas aims to fill the research gap
When Yaw Bediako lost his father to liver cancer, it set the Ghanaian immunologist on a journey to know more about the disease. He quickly realised the burden of cancer in Africa was much greater than he had thought – accounting for about 700,000...
Resentment is natural when you’ve been wronged, but over time it can become bitter and self-defeating. Psychologists explain how to move on
At some point in the late 70s, during a Brownies meeting, something happened to Deborah that she has never been able to forget. Well, she can’t actually remember exactly what the incident was, but she knows the perpetrator – another girl, who still...
Tesla chair Robyn Denholm ignored questions about whether Elon Musk needs to devote more time to the US car maker as its sales and share price crater.
Signal has been growing in popularity in Europe, the US and elsewhere as an alternative to WhatsApp.
South Africa looks set for much better growth in 2025, according to analysts at Absa Group,
A journalist’s inclusion in a national security discussion served as a reminder that you might not know every number in the chat — and that could be a big problem.
Experiment onboard upcoming SpaceX will examine how nutrient-rich oyster mushrooms grow in microgravity
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An Australian company will attempt to be the first to grow a crop of mushrooms in space, aboard SpaceX’s Fram2 mission set to launch in early April.
In an experiment aboard Fram2, the first human spaceflight mission to orbit...
Noland Arbaugh has a chip in his brain to translate his thoughts into computer commands.
The app, which was introduced in 2014 and has hundreds of millions of users, is widely viewed as the safest messaging tool because of its encryption technology.
Fellows argue Musk has violated the code of conduct, but council believes investigation of his actions ‘could do more harm than good’
The Royal Society has decided not to take disciplinary action against Elon Musk over his conduct, saying that to do so could cause damage to the academy and science itself.
Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO who also owns the social media platform X, was elected a...
The company’s chatbot can now create elaborate and unusual images.
South Africa’s job market is transforming—fast. With unemployment high and the gig economy rising, workers are racing to future-proof their careers through digital upskilling. Leading this charge is TelkomLearn, where registrations have skyrocketed as thousands embrace free, accredited courses to stay competitive. Why TelkomLearn? What makes TelkomLearn stand out? Powerhouse...